Thanks to this sports equipment, the Spanish tennis player once defeated Roger Federer.
Rafael Nadal’s racket from the legendary 2007 match is worth $118,206. It was with him that the Spanish tennis player played in the final of Roland Garros 2007. And thanks to him he defeated another famous tennis player, Roger Federer.
We remind you that the decisive match on the Paris court ended with a score of 6:3, 4:6, 6:3, 6:4 – in favor of Nadal.
Note that despite the enormous price offered at one of the tennis auctions, the racket was not able to break the record for a sports equipment set by the same Nadal.
Nadal’s racket became the third most valuable in history after the rackets of Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open 2022 ($139 thousand) and Billie Jean King in 1973 ($125 thousand).
$118,206: Price paid tonight at @PrestigeMem for Rafael Nadal’s 2007 French Open Final winning racket.
It is the third most valuable tennis racket of all time behind Rafael Nadal’s 2022 Australian Open racket ($139K) and Billie Jean King’s “Battle of the Sexes” racket ($125K). pic.twitter.com/66YmPwQ1dQ
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) January 29, 2024
We remind you that Nadal missed the Australian Open 2024 due to injury. And this year’s tournament was won by Italian Jannik Sinner, who became the youngest tennis player to win the competition in the last 16 years.
Source: korrespondent
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